They should? We’re not so sure about that. Now, to be fair, Dr. Bicuspid didn’t come up with that message on its own. It came from the authors of a new study in JADA which looked at whether drinking fluoridated water leads to a lower risk of cavities for kids...
Recently seen in the wild: Some dentists say, anyway. We don’t. As a biological practice, we put a premium on biocompatibility and recognize that fluoride’s risks outweigh any benefits. In our practice, prevention starts with nutrition. A healthy, nutrient-dense...
For many people here in St. Louis, the news about our water system has been a little unsettling. Over the past year, homeowners across the city have received letters asking them to help identify what their water service lines are made from as part of an ongoing...
It’s the latest twist in a lawsuit that’s had more than a few over nearly a decade: Last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the 2024 ruling against the EPA in the fluoridation case brought under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). It was a...
Recently, there was a quick flurry of news about a new study on fluoride exposure and IQ. Most of the stories we saw ran under headlines with one very clean takeaway: fluoride in drinking water doesn’t lower IQ, end of song. It’s a simple message. Reassuring. And...
Perhaps to no one’s surprise, a newly published review in the Journal of the American Dental Association concludes that water fluoridation reduces tooth decay by about 25%. If that sounds familiar, it should. Variations of that estimate already appear across public...
Back in September 2024, US District Judge Edward Chen ruled that water fluoridation poses an “unreasonable risk” to children’s developing brains. As Judge Chen wrote in his ruling on this years-long case, there is substantial and scientifically credible evidence...
Ever since last year’s federal court ruling that the EPA must address the risk that fluoridated water poses to children’s developing brains, study after study has added to the evidence that early exposure to fluoride can be harmful for little ones. One...
When folks share their concern about ending fluoridation, it’s often accompanied by the direst of predictions about what it would mean. A recent paper in JAMA Health Forum, for instance, states that we’d see 25 million more kids with cavities, almost $10 billion in...
In news that should surprise exactly no one, the Environmental Protection Agency has filed an appeal of the historic federal court ruling that ordered the agency to address the neurological risks posed by fluoride in drinking water. This comes almost a full year...
“Without sugars,” say the authors of a 2015 paper on the relationship between diet and tooth decay, the chain of causation is broken, so the disease [dental caries] does not occur (Sheiham 1967). So, it is clear that sugars start the process and set off a causal...
If someone is trying to persuade you of something and only talks about how awesome it is, no one could blame you for raising an eyebrow: What are they NOT telling me? The truth is that it’s impossible to make an informed decision without knowing about risks as well...
Facts are stubborn things, and the facts against fluoride continue to mount. In fact, they’re what led US District Judge Edward Chen to rule back in September that fluoridation poses an unreasonable risk to children’s neurological development that the EPA must now...
When it comes to fluoride, the hits just keep on coming! Recent months have brought us the federal court victory against the EPA, as well as studies suggesting that the benefits of fluoridation have been oversold. Now, a new study shows the real world impact of...
The recent legal victory against the EPA isn’t the only fluoride-related news of note. Nor is it the only bad news for fluoridation. Recently, Cochrane published an updated review of the evidence of fluoridation’s impact on tooth decay. It made a lot of headlines,...
The long, long wait for a ruling in the EPA fluoridation trial finally ended last week. Then came the wonderful headlines: “As the Court wrote,” noted lead plaintiff Food & Water Watch, we have proven “that water fluoridation at the level of 0.7 mg/L — the...
Recently viewed in the wild: Some dentists say, anyway. We don’t. As a biological practice, we put a premium on biocompatibility and recognize that fluoride’s risks outweigh any benefits. In our practice, prevention starts with nutrition. A healthy, nutrient-dense...
While we’re still waiting for the ruling in the EPA fluoridation trial, new research continues to be published on the neurodevelopmental effects of maternal fluoride exposure on children. Many studies out of Canada, Mexico, and elsewhere have explored this question...
As they say, the wheels of justice turn slowly, which we’ve seen over the past several years with the TSCA water fluoridation lawsuit. TSCA stands for the Toxic Substances Control Act. TSCA requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review both new and...
By Michael G. Rehme, DDS, NMD, CCN A concerned mother once called my office with an intriguing question: “Is it possible that my daughter can get sick from brushing her teeth with her toothpaste?” I asked what type of toothpaste she was using. It was...